The Southern Africa Trust will be launching a report, "Changing Aid Policies and Shifting Financial Flows to Civil Society Organisations in Southern Africa" on the 10th of November 2011 at the DFID offices in Pretoria, South Africa.
Drivers of Change Awards Celebration... Bigger and Better!
On 3 November 2011, the Southern Africa Trust in partnership with the Mail & Guardian newspaper are hosting the 7th Annual Investing in the Future and Drivers of Change awards gala dinner at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg, South Africa. Botswana's President, Ian Khama will give the keynote address at the awards.
The Drivers of Change component of the awards is presented by the Southern Africa Trust in four categories: civil society, business, government, and individual. The Investing in the Future component of the awards is presented by the Mail & Guardian newspaper in several other categories such as Investing in Education and Investing in Life. With the merger of the previously separate Southern Africa Trust and Mail & Guardian awards in the civil society and business categories respectively, the awards have been streamlined to offer even greater accolades to winners in these categories.
The awards will host other guests of honour including Ms Graça Machel and the former Prime Minister and current Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia, Dr Theo Ben Gurirab.
The Southern Africa Trust extends its appreciation to all individuals and organisations that submitted nominations for this year's awards. Please look out for the call for nominations for the 2012 awards on www.southernafricatrust.org
Media Convening
The Southern Africa Trust and the Mail & Guardian will co-host a regional meeting involving senior editors from media organisations from Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa and Ghana on Saturday, 17 September 2011, at the 2011 Highway Africa Conference in Cape Town from 17 - 19 September.
Public Dialogue - Can Smallholder Farmers Address Hunger in the Region?
The Southern Africa Trust, in partnership with the Institute for Democracy in Africa (IDASA), invites you to a public dialogue on smallholder farmers and household food security in southern Africa on the 30 June 2011, in Pretoria.
Public Dialogue - Cross Border Migration and the Portability of Social Security Benefits
The Southern Africa Trust, the Centre for International and Comparative Labour and Social Security Law (CICLASS) at the University of Johannesburg and the International Labour Organization (ILO) invite you to a public dialogue on Cross Border Migration and the Portability of Social Security Benefits on the 25th of March 2011 in Pretoria.
Launch and Public Dialogue - Africa's democracy: is the environment enabling or disenabling?
The Southern Africa Trust, TrustAfrica, the Institute for Global Dialogue and the Continental Advisory Research Team of civil society organisations will be hosting a public dialogue and launch of (Dis) Enabling the Public Sphere: Civil Society Regulation in Africa (Volume 1); and the State of the Union: South Africa report on the 23rd of February 2011 in Pretoria.
The Southern Africa Trust, in Partnership with The Mail & Guardian will be hosting the 2010 Drivers of Change Awards on the 28th of October 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
African Grantmakers Network to host the 1st Pan African Assembly of African grantmaking organisations
On November 4th and 5th in Nairobi, Kenya, the African Grantmakers Network will host the 1st Pan African Assembly of African grantmaking organisations, bringing together at least 250 participants from across Africa. The AGN Assembly will set the agenda and consolidate the voices for African philanthropy.
The Southern Africa Trust, in partnership with the Mail & Guardian will be hosting a critical thinking forum on 20 July 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Are we tapping into our region's youthfulness, or failing future generations? Do attend. Metro FM's Criselda Kananda will be the facilitator.
Venue: Atlas Studios, Frost Avenue, Milpark
Date: 20 July 2010
Time: 18h00 for 18h30
Facilitator: Criselda Kananda
Launch – Call for Nominations, 2010 Drivers of Change Awards
The Southern Africa Trust, in Partnership with The Mail & Guardian will be launching the call for nominations for the 2010 Drivers of Change Awards in Gaborone, Botswana.
Consultative Dialogue - Southern Africa Trust and Botswana Civil Society Organisations
The Southern Africa Trust and the Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (BOCONGO) will be conducting a consultative dialogue on 30 March, 2010
The Southern Africa Trust, in collaboration with AFS Interculture will launch sayXchange; a new southern African regional youth exchange initiative for young people who will be based at development organizations in the region's countries.
The Southern Africa Trust, in partnership with the Mail and Guardian are proud to be hosting the 2009 Drivers of Change Awards on 29 October 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Southern Africa Trust and African Monitor will launch ChangeMudança, an exciting new quarterly magazine for the Southern Africa region at the Southern Africa Trust office in Midrand, South Africa. ChangeMudança reflects a shared vision for a publication that explores innovative ways of overcoming poverty through regional integration.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Employers’ Group, hosted by Business Unity South Africa, and the Southern Africa Trust will launch the ground breaking Business for Development (B4D) Pathfinder Initiative at Radisson Blu Hotel in Johannesburg.
Southern African leaders are on 19 August 2009 expected to touch down in Namibia for a grand tourism expedition meant to market tourism destinations and reap from World Cup 2010 in South Africa next year.
Citizen Engagement for African Integration and Transformation
A report on the 2nd Consultative Dialogue between Civil Society Organizations and the Pan African Parliament that took place on 25 May 2009 in Midrand, South Africa.
Consultative dialogue between the Southern Africa Trust and civil society organisations in Namibia, 1 April 2009
A consultative dialogue between the Southern Africa Trust and civil society organisations in Namibia was held at the Kalahari Sands Hotel in Windhoek, Namibia on 1 April 2009. The purpose of the dialogue was to introduce the Southern Africa Trust to Namibian CSOs and to look at ways of working together.
The Southern Africa Trust and the Economic Justice Network (EJN) hosted a workshop on Informal Cross border Trade (ICBT) from 4-5 November 2008 at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe, Malawi.
The workshop was intended to create a platform of engagements and deliberations; and afford participants an occasion to share experiences, expertise, challenges and opportunities within the ICBT sector.
The Southern Africa Trust in collaboration with the Council for Non Governmental Organisations (CONGOMA) and the Malawi Economic Justice Networks (MEJN) organised a consultative dialogue on 6 November 2008 at the Crossroads Hotel, Lilongwe, Malawi.
In partnership with Southern Africa Trust, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) awarded prizes to the 2008 SADC Secondary School Essay competition winners at the Heads of State Summit in August 2008, Sandton, South Africa.
Second Prize :
Ntombiyemfundo Pamela Mukwenha of Dominican Convent
High, Bulawaya Zimbabwe
Click here to read essay
Third Prize :
Naome Tsitsi Mutsunge of Chipadze High School, Bindura Zimbabwe Click here to read essay
A consultative dialogue between the Southern Africa Trust and civil society organisations in the Democratic Republic of Congo
A consultative dialogue between the Southern Africa Trust and civil society organisations in the Democratic Republic of Congo was held at the Recreation centre of the Southern African Embassy in Kinshasa, DRC on 6 June 2008. The dialogue was organised in collaboration with the "Conseil National des Organisations Non Gouvernementales de Developpement.
The Southern Africa Trust, in collaboration with the Foundation for Community Development, will on 6 June 2008 hold an urgent regional consultative meeting in Mozambique to address the current problem of internally displaced victims of xenophobia in South Africa. The meeting is expected to attract participation from researchers, human rights activists, civil society, business, officials of sub-regional organisations and the donor community working on matters that affect internally displaced persons and victims of discrimination.
2007 Archive
SADC Secretariat in Partnership with Southern Africa Trust Launches the 2007 Secondary Schools Essay Competition
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat in partnership with the Southern Africa Trust today launched the 2007 Essay Competition targeted at secondary school students in the region.
In order to create awareness and drum up support for the 2007 Drivers of Change Award, the Southern Africa Trust in collaboration with the Mail and Guardian will host a breakfast meeting on the 8th of March 2007 at the Johannesburg Country Club.
In order to discuss donor trends and impacts of shifting financial flows, Southern Africa Trust hosted a one-day donor roundtable on 2nd March 2007, at the Gaborone International Convention Centre, Gaborone, Botswana.
The Southern Africa Trust in collaboration with the Pan African Parliament successfully held a consultative dialogue between African civil society organizations and the Pan African Parliament from 7-8 May 2007. The dialogue, themed: Building Effective Mechanisms for Civil Society Engagement with Pan African and Regional Institutions, was held at the Gallagher Estate in Midrand, South Africa.
In its continued effort to work with civil society in overcoming poverty in the SADC region, the Southern Africa Trust in collaboration with the Angolan Non Governmental Organisations Forum (FONGA) will hold a consultative dialogue with Angolan Civil Society organizations on 11 June 2007 at Hotel Forum, Luanda, Angola. Read More
Consultative Dialogue between the Southern Africa Trust and Angolan CSOs
A consultative dialogue between the Southern Africa Trust and Angolan civil society organisations was held on 11 June, 2007 at Hotel Forum with the following objectives:
to introduce the work of Southern Africa Trust to Angolan civil society organisations and key government personnel;
to discuss ways of working with Angolan civil society organisations on initiatives to overcome poverty at the national and regional levels;
to understand the dynamics of CSOs in Angola so as to enable the Trust to respond effectively to their needs; and
to introduce the Drivers of Change Award to Angolan stakeholders.
To celebrate the success of the SADC Secondary Schools Essay competition winners, the Southern Africa Trust held a dinner for the winners at the Intercontinental Hotel in Lusaka on 16 August 2007.
Consultative Dialogue between the Southern Africa Trust and Zambian CSOs
A consultative dialogue between the Southern Africa Trust and Zambian civil society organisations was held on 17 August 2007 at the Intercontinental Hotel, Lusaka, Zambia. The dialogue was held in collaboration with the Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) on the margins of the SADC heads of state summit that was held in Lusaka, on 16-17 August 2007.
Consultative Dialogue between the Southern Africa Trust and Civil Society
Organisations in Madagascar
A consultative dialogue between the Southern Africa Trust and civil society organisations in Madagascar was held on 5 September 2007 at Hilton Hotel, Antananarivo, Madagascar. The dialogue which was attended by 24 associations; 6 local NGOs; 17 media personnel and other government officials
Consultative Dialogue with Mozambique CSOsHeld at Hotel Avenida,
Maputo, Mozambique 17 November 2006
A consultative dialogue between the Southern Africa Trust and Mozambican Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) was held on 17 November 2006 in Maputo, Mozambique aimed at:
Introducing the Southern Africa Trust to its Mozambican CSO stakeholders;
Establishing a platform for engagement between the Trust and its Mozambique stakeholders on a sustained dialogue on poverty related issues;
Advising the Trust on how it can better assist CSOs in undertaking better policy work;
Taking the step to communicate with southern African lusophone countries to understand their development concerns in the region; and
Commemorate Dr José Negrão as the inaugural recipient of the Southern Africa Trust 2006 Drivers of Change Award.
Following the successful award ceremony of the Drivers of Change held on 26th October, 2006 in South Africa in which the late Dr José Negrão of Mozambique emerged as the winner of the award, the Southern Africa Trust explored further ways of how it can continue to deepen its work with civil society organisations in Mozambique. Read more
Drivers of Change Gala event
The Southern Africa Trust in partnership with the Mail and Guardian newspaper held a gala event at Summer Place, Hyde Park, Johannesburg on 26 October, 2006 to recognise the drivers of change. The late Dr Jose Negrão who was a distinguished leader in the development of land law for which he is renowned not only in Mozambique but in Africa as a whole was honoured posthumously as the winner. In the same light, the Treatment Action Campaign received a special commendation for driving change in policies and strategies to address HIV and AIDS. Read more
Drivers of Change
The Southern Africa Trust, in partnership with the Mail & Guardian newspaper, announces the establishment of the DRIVERS OF CHANGE award.The DRIVERS OF CHANGE award has been established to hold up living examples of innovative practices, inclusive attitudes, and effective processes that build social trust and create the best conditions to make a real and lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty. It will be awarded in three categories (i.e. civil society organisations, government, and business) to recognise individuals or organisations from across the southern Africa region that are making a real impact, especially in developing effective public policies and strategies, to overcome poverty.
The Southern Africa Trust was launched on 22 May, 2006 in Johannesburg at a colourful event attended by civil society organisations in the region. The Trust aim is for the poor to have a better say in shaping policies to overcome poverty in southern Africa. Southern Africa Trust strategies include capacity building; facilitating increased regional policy dialogue among governments, business and civil society; evidence-based policy development; and the provision of grants to a wide range of organizations to engage in regional policy work to end poverty.
Consultative Dialogue:
The Southern Africa Trust held its first consultative dialogue with partners and potential partners to begin the process of setting an agenda for civil society engagement in regional policy processes in May 2006. At this meeting some ideas for a proposed agenda were presented and discussed. It was agreed that the Trust would build on the inputs made and develop a draft regional vision for overcoming poverty and an agenda for action to be circulated for further dialogues over the next year. This document captures some of the initial ideas as a contribution to the proposed process.
The panel discussion was broadcast live from 15h00 to 17h00 on South
African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) continental television channel SABC
Africa with Mr Daniel Makokera as the moderator of the discussion. The
following were the four panelists: Dr Temba Mhlongo, Former Chief Director at the
SADC Secretariat; Dr Siphamandla Zondi, Director of the Africa
and Southern Africa Programme at IGD; Mr Kwasi Abeasi, Chief Executive Officer
of the African Business Roundtable; and Dr Khabele Matlosa, Research Director
at the Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA).
